The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-17
Solom onville Siftings.

week will prove of inestimable value to our stock men. The young grass even now is springing up, which insures fat cattle for our markets this fall.
 The time-lock safe for the treas urer's office has been placed in position and works like a charm. Hereafter the money belonging to the county will be perfectly secure from robbery, as pistol plays on the treasurer or his deputy to ex- tort the combination of the safe is useless, as neither of them can open the safe until the time set arrives. The old safe has been transferred to the Probate Judge, who needed It badly for the better protection of the valuable books and papers in hIs office.
 The examination of J. V. Brigh- ton, deputy sheriff of Apache county, charged with the murder of Ike Clanton, was held by Jus tice of the Peace Gonzales Thurs day last. The accused was repre- sented by lawyer Hood of Tucson, but the prosecuting witness fail ing to put in an appearance the charge was dismissed and Brigh- ton released. Brighton immedi- ately started with Deputy U. S. Marshal Smith for Eagle creek to arrest certain parties charged with unlawfully handling cattle belong ing to the Indians. They returned to night, Sunday, having failed to secure thelr men. They report that Lieutenant Fowler, with a party of Indian scouts, is ID that section collecting the stolen cattle, some sixty head of which has al- ready been recovered. Both the officers claim they have such direct proof on the guilty parties as to make conviction certain If brought to trial.
 The wife and two children of w. D. Wlckersham, of the firm of Solomon ,Wickersham & Company, Bowie Station, are visiting here the guests of Mrs. I. E. Solomon.
 Dr. Mack, who has been i'll for some time past, has recovered sufficiently to attend to his pro- fessional duties.
 1 regret to state that the girl baby of Mir. and Mrs. Lambert Frye is seriously i'll, with little hope of recovery. I trust, how ever, that the fears of the young parents are exaggerated and that baby will live to comfort them in their old age.
 The social event of the week was the marriage on Sunday night of our efficient County Recorder, Pedro Michelena, to Mrs. Louisa Duke. The ceremony took place at the home of the Hon. George H. Stevens, Probate Judge J. T. Fitzgerald officiating. None but the relatives and intimate friends of the bride and groom were present, the house being rather small to accommodate a larger number, and in consequence of the great amount of official work to be performed by the groom, who is also Clerk of the Board of bridal trip was dis pensed with for the present. The young couple will remain the guests of Mir. and Mrs. George H. Stevens until the completion of their own residence, about the end of this month.
 We were visited this afternoon by a severe wind storm, preced- ing the rain, which unroofed the stable and wagon shed of George H. Stevens, throwing it with such violence on the roof of an adjoin- ing house, occupied by Mir. H. A. Morgan's family, as to cause this roof considerable damage, and compelling Mir. Morgan to vacate until the necessary repairing can be done. It also blew down a portion of the wooden fencing around Mir. Solomon's yard, but the refreshing rain which followed the wind will amply compensate both gentlemen, as they are both stockmen, for the little loss they have sustained.
 GILA.
 Solomonville. August IA, 1887.